🇪🇸 Spanish

problema

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

el problema

problem

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problema
/el pɾoˈβlema/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say problema in Spanish?

IPA
/el pɾoˈβlema/

How do you pronounce problema in Spanish?

problema is pronounced /el pɾoˈβlema/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El problema principal es que no tenemos suficiente dinero.

The main problem is that we don't have enough money.

Este problema grave requiere una solución inmediata.

This serious problem requires an immediate solution.

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Why is it masculine?

Problema is masculine because it derives from Latin "problema" (from Greek "próblēma"), which was a neuter noun in Latin, but Spanish inherited it as masculine, likely due to the influence of the -a ending being reinterpreted through the lens of masculine nouns ending in -a like "mapa" and "día" that came from Latin neuter forms.

What is the Spanish word for problem?

The Spanish word for problem is el problema — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchproblèmelemasculine
🇮🇹 Italianproblemailmasculine
🇵🇹 Portugueseproblemaomasculine

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